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Device usage limiting method, apparatus and program

US7649639B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2004
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/608
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A usage limiting method for a device executing a job generated by a driver, in which a driver corresponding to a device manages a usage state of the device, and when the usage state agrees with a predetermined condition, the driver stops generation of a job corresponding to the device.

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